The following solvers are used as references for the NITCH calculations in this month. The time indicated is their average solving time for error-free puzzles during the prior six months. The solvers average NITCH for each day of week is also shown, with the number of solutions for that day.
| Rank | Solver | Solutions used | Average time | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mohn | 63 | 04:49 | 80 (15) | 92 (15) | 102 (12) | 111 (12) | 128 (9) |
| 2 | Nathan Panning | 82 | 06:25 | 83 (16) | 97 (18) | 93 (15) | 104 (19) | 122 (14) |
| 3 | Jason | 121 | 06:35 | 86 (22) | 90 (26) | 98 (24) | 104 (25) | 119 (24) |
| 4 | escat49 | 124 | 06:47 | 89 (24) | 96 (24) | 97 (25) | 99 (25) | 115 (26) |
| 5 | Diskus | 106 | 07:01 | 80 (23) | 108 (24) | 91 (20) | 100 (21) | 124 (18) |
| 6 | verlaine | 121 | 07:04 | 80 (24) | 91 (24) | 105 (23) | 91 (24) | 128 (26) |
| 7 | mauefw | 62 | 07:32 | 103 (15) | 88 (13) | 98 (11) | 94 (14) | 122 (9) |
| 8 | mistigris | 101 | 07:40 | 85 (22) | 84 (18) | 97 (19) | 99 (21) | 130 (21) |
| 9 | aphis99 | 116 | 07:53 | 86 (24) | 88 (24) | 105 (20) | 110 (26) | 109 (22) |
| 10 | hilarym | 78 | 08:10 | 91 (16) | 94 (17) | 96 (17) | 103 (18) | 123 (10) |
| 11 | lili | 106 | 08:20 | 91 (23) | 86 (21) | 101 (21) | 96 (20) | 125 (21) |
| 12 | Flimmy flammy | 73 | 08:34 | 90 (17) | 89 (17) | 108 (15) | 89 (13) | 131 (11) |
| 13 | Paul Gilbert | 83 | 08:43 | 94 (20) | 91 (15) | 106 (16) | 96 (20) | 117 (12) |
| 14 | Midas | 125 | 08:52 | 88 (26) | 93 (24) | 97 (25) | 104 (26) | 115 (24) |
| 15 | asaldanha | 97 | 09:19 | 74 (18) | 84 (21) | 101 (21) | 117 (19) | 123 (18) |
| 16 | s_pugh | 120 | 09:22 | 97 (24) | 89 (24) | 102 (24) | 116 (26) | 93 (22) |
| 17 | richard | 87 | 09:42 | 85 (22) | 86 (15) | 100 (19) | 109 (19) | 127 (12) |
| 18 | chindit | 117 | 09:52 | 86 (25) | 87 (23) | 103 (25) | 93 (22) | 131 (22) |
| 19 | philjordan1147 | 86 | 10:14 | 83 (17) | 89 (18) | 100 (18) | 100 (18) | 129 (15) |
| 20 | scrabbler | 116 | 10:15 | 84 (21) | 90 (25) | 95 (22) | 107 (25) | 120 (23) |
| 21 | AlanS | 85 | 10:35 | 81 (17) | 82 (16) | 97 (17) | 107 (20) | 131 (15) |
| 22 | chriswords | 98 | 10:39 | 91 (21) | 89 (23) | 116 (18) | 97 (17) | 108 (19) |
| 23 | Kinghedger | 95 | 10:54 | 79 (17) | 88 (19) | 96 (22) | 104 (20) | 131 (17) |
| 24 | trux | 81 | 10:57 | 91 (18) | 88 (21) | 101 (17) | 106 (13) | 123 (12) |
| 25 | lickert | 100 | 10:59 | 87 (20) | 91 (23) | 104 (20) | 101 (19) | 118 (18) |
| 26 | glheard | 99 | 11:18 | 87 (21) | 90 (17) | 94 (22) | 103 (21) | 125 (18) |
| 27 | neilr | 108 | 11:52 | 82 (21) | 93 (24) | 96 (22) | 105 (21) | 124 (20) |
| 28 | robertL | 67 | 11:57 | 87 (14) | 91 (13) | 100 (17) | 121 (14) | 96 (9) |
| 29 | Sue Sweeper | 53 | 12:03 | 84 (8) | 83 (13) | 92 (12) | 111 (10) | 130 (10) |
| 30 | keriothe_ | 106 | 12:07 | 90 (23) | 88 (23) | 96 (18) | 106 (23) | 120 (19) |
| 31 | fshephe | 104 | 12:20 | 86 (21) | 93 (23) | 92 (19) | 105 (21) | 122 (20) |
| 32 | Heyesey | 91 | 12:25 | 89 (16) | 81 (21) | 100 (17) | 82 (18) | 146 (19) |
| 33 | Topical Tim | 83 | 12:26 | 68 (16) | 81 (16) | 109 (16) | 106 (19) | 133 (16) |
| 34 | aphasic | 73 | 12:56 | 80 (17) | 91 (14) | 101 (17) | 116 (17) | 119 (8) |
| 35 | Tom Stubbs | 126 | 12:58 | 87 (25) | 90 (26) | 96 (24) | 104 (26) | 122 (25) |
| 36 | HenryBW | 83 | 13:00 | 84 (18) | 88 (17) | 95 (18) | 115 (17) | 122 (13) |
| 37 | MikeOsborne | 113 | 13:02 | 84 (23) | 87 (24) | 100 (22) | 106 (22) | 123 (22) |
| 38 | p.wild | 124 | 13:02 | 91 (25) | 94 (25) | 96 (24) | 103 (25) | 114 (25) |
| 39 | Stavros | 100 | 13:12 | 78 (22) | 88 (22) | 108 (17) | 113 (19) | 116 (20) |
| 40 | Secondbass | 53 | 13:13 | 84 (11) | 99 (12) | 95 (11) | 106 (11) | 121 (8) |
| 41 | SimonAnthony | 98 | 13:13 | 76 (17) | 91 (23) | 97 (19) | 102 (19) | 131 (20) |
| 42 | Sheapey | 114 | 13:18 | 90 (23) | 80 (21) | 98 (23) | 103 (25) | 125 (22) |
| 43 | xyster | 91 | 13:30 | 85 (20) | 86 (16) | 101 (21) | 100 (18) | 128 (16) |
| 44 | tilbee | 109 | 13:47 | 82 (22) | 89 (20) | 100 (22) | 101 (23) | 124 (22) |
| 45 | Silva | 120 | 13:47 | 85 (26) | 92 (24) | 102 (25) | 96 (23) | 125 (22) |
| 46 | jamesah | 79 | 13:48 | 102 (17) | 95 (20) | 94 (19) | 103 (14) | 111 (9) |
| 47 | 7dPenguin | 90 | 13:48 | 85 (20) | 92 (22) | 94 (17) | 112 (16) | 122 (15) |
| 48 | Crucifer | 57 | 13:50 | 87 (12) | 91 (13) | 106 (12) | 111 (11) | 106 (9) |
| 49 | Malcj | 86 | 14:02 | 89 (18) | 91 (16) | 99 (17) | 100 (20) | 121 (15) |
| 50 | March | 100 | 14:04 | 93 (20) | 88 (22) | 103 (17) | 95 (22) | 122 (19) |
| 51 | Groucho | 89 | 14:08 | 87 (23) | 95 (24) | 104 (19) | 111 (16) | 116 (7) |
| 52 | Ben Staveley | 87 | 14:12 | 84 (17) | 82 (16) | 95 (17) | 112 (19) | 120 (18) |
| 53 | TB22 | 43 | 14:15 | 82 (8) | 86 (8) | 104 (7) | 126 (8) | 100 (12) |
| 54 | qieduan | 97 | 14:17 | 86 (19) | 94 (22) | 96 (19) | 110 (20) | 113 (17) |
| 55 | Tibthorpe | 86 | 14:18 | 83 (18) | 92 (21) | 92 (16) | 100 (18) | 143 (13) |
| 56 | canismiser | 53 | 14:32 | 85 (14) | 86 (12) | 97 (12) | 136 (8) | 117 (7) |
| 57 | David Crooks | 95 | 14:43 | 80 (22) | 93 (16) | 109 (22) | 104 (18) | 113 (17) |
| 58 | Penfold_61 | 106 | 14:43 | 83 (22) | 92 (21) | 95 (22) | 110 (21) | 120 (20) |
| 59 | tunflog | 67 | 14:54 | 97 (16) | 92 (13) | 100 (16) | 108 (16) | 99 (6) |
| 60 | pitcaithlie | 77 | 15:07 | 89 (19) | 94 (18) | 104 (16) | 108 (14) | 109 (10) |
| 61 | phthisis | 102 | 15:19 | 90 (21) | 88 (22) | 96 (19) | 103 (20) | 122 (20) |
| 62 | JezWoolfrey | 53 | 15:21 | 78 (13) | 87 (9) | 98 (11) | 117 (10) | 122 (10) |
| 63 | Ed freshpot | 101 | 15:52 | 84 (21) | 88 (23) | 92 (19) | 98 (18) | 137 (20) |
| 64 | grape | 71 | 16:00 | 92 (16) | 98 (14) | 98 (16) | 103 (17) | 113 (8) |
| 65 | Golvellius | 92 | 16:07 | 84 (19) | 93 (19) | 95 (17) | 106 (19) | 121 (18) |
| 66 | Squallaby | 74 | 16:19 | 88 (19) | 99 (14) | 89 (16) | 117 (16) | 115 (9) |
| 67 | franceslc11 | 111 | 16:25 | 87 (21) | 92 (22) | 98 (24) | 104 (23) | 116 (21) |
| 68 | cyrillic | 101 | 16:33 | 87 (19) | 90 (20) | 96 (22) | 105 (20) | 120 (20) |
| 69 | njnclarke | 48 | 16:39 | 73 (12) | 107 (10) | 91 (8) | 111 (12) | 129 (6) |
| 70 | Pootle | 108 | 16:41 | 88 (25) | 89 (20) | 91 (20) | 99 (21) | 131 (22) |
| 71 | alexh | 75 | 16:48 | 86 (19) | 98 (17) | 106 (15) | 104 (14) | 111 (10) |
| 72 | ajcauk1 | 52 | 16:59 | 86 (13) | 96 (9) | 104 (12) | 109 (11) | 108 (7) |
| 73 | annelambirth | 71 | 17:10 | 92 (20) | 99 (18) | 95 (15) | 107 (12) | 123 (6) |
| 74 | mrsbateman | 49 | 17:20 | 88 (11) | 87 (12) | 106 (11) | 99 (9) | 133 (6) |
| 75 | thomasp4 | 95 | 17:25 | 88 (19) | 83 (17) | 93 (20) | 109 (19) | 122 (20) |
| 76 | LJCN | 93 | 17:28 | 75 (19) | 90 (21) | 102 (19) | 115 (15) | 119 (19) |
| 77 | MK76 | 48 | 17:37 | 91 (12) | 86 (11) | 96 (10) | 122 (9) | 112 (6) |
| 78 | peterh | 44 | 17:39 | 76 (7) | 92 (9) | 103 (10) | 113 (8) | 108 (10) |
| 79 | tapbarker | 117 | 17:43 | 83 (26) | 86 (22) | 101 (23) | 107 (23) | 122 (23) |
| 80 | Craven | 115 | 17:45 | 88 (22) | 94 (24) | 97 (22) | 102 (24) | 116 (23) |
| 81 | GMcD | 116 | 17:53 | 88 (24) | 90 (24) | 90 (22) | 114 (26) | 117 (20) |
| 82 | Pete_Hartley | 39 | 18:03 | 85 (11) | 100 (6) | 95 (6) | 107 (9) | 115 (7) |
| 83 | LouWeed | 108 | 18:06 | 86 (21) | 88 (22) | 105 (23) | 104 (23) | 117 (19) |
| 84 | RobR | 89 | 18:12 | 95 (16) | 85 (21) | 101 (20) | 107 (19) | 117 (13) |
| 85 | Hamish.S | 72 | 18:17 | 79 (16) | 98 (17) | 89 (12) | 110 (17) | 131 (10) |
| 86 | OliviaRhineb | 120 | 18:21 | 82 (26) | 95 (23) | 96 (26) | 111 (24) | 117 (21) |
| 87 | gsriordan52 | 88 | 18:31 | 88 (17) | 90 (19) | 107 (19) | 104 (17) | 109 (16) |
| 88 | CentralLine | 104 | 18:34 | 77 (22) | 89 (18) | 101 (23) | 106 (20) | 123 (21) |
| 89 | jonathan.leather | 51 | 18:35 | 95 (10) | 101 (13) | 99 (10) | 100 (9) | 103 (9) |
| 90 | fuzz | 63 | 18:43 | 80 (10) | 85 (13) | 101 (14) | 98 (16) | 138 (10) |
| 91 | Swanny | 56 | 18:52 | 91 (14) | 93 (14) | 94 (11) | 110 (8) | 119 (9) |
| 92 | robinh | 106 | 19:03 | 87 (24) | 104 (24) | 100 (22) | 102 (19) | 110 (17) |
| 93 | Semillon | 85 | 19:09 | 87 (19) | 84 (18) | 103 (19) | 106 (16) | 126 (13) |
| 94 | Achernar | 94 | 19:12 | 78 (22) | 92 (19) | 95 (19) | 110 (18) | 132 (16) |
| 95 | andrewlake | 111 | 19:17 | 80 (22) | 92 (22) | 102 (22) | 104 (21) | 119 (24) |
| 96 | pterodactyl | 83 | 19:24 | 88 (18) | 91 (18) | 102 (18) | 110 (14) | 110 (15) |
| 97 | Zander | 95 | 19:28 | 81 (19) | 84 (19) | 98 (18) | 113 (20) | 120 (19) |
| 98 | benedick | 65 | 19:36 | 99 (11) | 91 (14) | 95 (17) | 103 (13) | 115 (10) |
| 99 | LuckOfLucien | 42 | 19:46 | 69 (12) | 87 (9) | 118 (7) | 101 (6) | 143 (8) |
| 100 | Zabadak | 102 | 19:48 | 85 (15) | 98 (22) | 97 (20) | 98 (24) | 115 (21) |
| 101 | Crossiant | 81 | 20:13 | 84 (16) | 90 (18) | 98 (15) | 98 (15) | 127 (17) |
| 102 | annbrew | 79 | 20:33 | 83 (14) | 89 (17) | 106 (15) | 106 (18) | 113 (15) |
| 103 | John Arnold | 54 | 20:44 | 92 (13) | 90 (12) | 103 (9) | 105 (10) | 113 (10) |
| 104 | barracuda | 114 | 20:46 | 83 (22) | 88 (24) | 99 (24) | 110 (23) | 119 (21) |
| 105 | hugh schofield | 48 | 21:00 | 94 (9) | 91 (15) | 84 (8) | 101 (10) | 147 (6) |
| 106 | colin2355 | 62 | 21:42 | 67 (10) | 75 (14) | 84 (14) | 104 (12) | 169 (12) |
| 107 | Kevin Gregg | 97 | 21:42 | 76 (19) | 87 (23) | 103 (21) | 114 (19) | 125 (15) |
| 108 | James P | 83 | 21:43 | 88 (19) | 97 (17) | 93 (15) | 104 (18) | 119 (14) |
| 109 | jeremy | 44 | 22:02 | 100 (8) | 84 (8) | 83 (8) | 118 (11) | 104 (9) |
| 110 | sampson | 49 | 22:28 | 91 (9) | 91 (6) | 103 (12) | 100 (14) | 110 (8) |
| 111 | pc8 | 106 | 22:31 | 85 (23) | 84 (20) | 97 (22) | 116 (21) | 117 (20) |
| 112 | endafk | 94 | 22:38 | 86 (18) | 87 (21) | 93 (18) | 108 (16) | 122 (21) |
| 113 | brian.mcnamara | 44 | 22:51 | 94 (10) | 81 (6) | 102 (10) | 101 (12) | 121 (6) |
| 114 | Deane Short | 67 | 23:02 | 87 (16) | 91 (17) | 103 (11) | 112 (12) | 114 (11) |
| 115 | dec | 37 | 23:03 | 74 (7) | 84 (7) | 100 (10) | 98 (7) | 148 (6) |
| 116 | MichelinPoitiers | 80 | 23:09 | 90 (18) | 94 (22) | 97 (10) | 102 (16) | 119 (14) |
| 117 | crosswordian | 98 | 23:11 | 82 (16) | 90 (18) | 97 (20) | 105 (23) | 117 (21) |
| 118 | alwsn8 | 83 | 23:21 | 85 (19) | 85 (18) | 111 (16) | 116 (18) | 106 (12) |
| 119 | goblin | 126 | 23:55 | 90 (23) | 90 (26) | 96 (26) | 102 (26) | 119 (25) |
| 120 | rjcassidy | 98 | 24:28 | 87 (19) | 89 (18) | 95 (20) | 105 (21) | 120 (20) |
| 121 | Nangle | 40 | 24:30 | 92 (9) | 104 (7) | 94 (10) | 107 (8) | 104 (6) |
| 122 | Jeeves | 58 | 24:34 | 87 (7) | 80 (6) | 101 (13) | 89 (14) | 118 (18) |
| 123 | zythum | 68 | 24:53 | 88 (15) | 89 (17) | 103 (11) | 111 (10) | 114 (15) |
| 124 | Corymbia | 87 | 25:16 | 87 (11) | 80 (15) | 96 (23) | 101 (20) | 125 (18) |
| 125 | LeyGal | 55 | 25:38 | 94 (14) | 105 (12) | 99 (12) | 96 (9) | 105 (8) |
| 126 | timbo | 47 | 25:41 | 86 (8) | 90 (14) | 100 (8) | 101 (11) | 137 (6) |
| 127 | Jeremy Weissmann | 70 | 25:48 | 71 (15) | 84 (14) | 114 (17) | 105 (13) | 130 (11) |
| 128 | Fidelio | 57 | 26:05 | 98 (7) | 93 (8) | 90 (14) | 98 (13) | 114 (15) |
| 129 | FrameShift | 116 | 26:08 | 127 (23) | 95 (26) | 78 (22) | 87 (22) | 109 (23) |
| 130 | Waterloo | 92 | 26:27 | 89 (19) | 85 (22) | 92 (19) | 103 (14) | 133 (18) |
| 131 | 1234 | 63 | 26:47 | 82 (17) | 89 (11) | 91 (11) | 117 (15) | 127 (9) |
| 132 | UisceTe | 69 | 27:11 | 89 (14) | 89 (15) | 95 (12) | 102 (13) | 121 (15) |
| 133 | pph22 | 63 | 27:13 | 90 (16) | 93 (9) | 102 (7) | 99 (17) | 114 (14) |
| 134 | Tudds | 115 | 27:17 | 76 (25) | 87 (24) | 96 (23) | 112 (22) | 132 (21) |
| 135 | jimancliffe | 58 | 27:22 | 88 (13) | 98 (11) | 95 (10) | 105 (13) | 112 (11) |
| 136 | Mkgnao | 97 | 27:31 | 82 (22) | 86 (19) | 107 (20) | 104 (20) | 125 (16) |
| 137 | Pauline Minter | 53 | 28:10 | 90 (8) | 79 (9) | 94 (7) | 91 (13) | 125 (16) |
| 138 | eniamretrauq | 60 | 28:11 | 79 (11) | 78 (9) | 94 (13) | 102 (12) | 131 (15) |
| 139 | chris661554 | 61 | 28:24 | 72 (10) | 79 (16) | 93 (8) | 112 (14) | 137 (13) |
| 140 | Crippens1 | 58 | 28:31 | 78 (12) | 93 (12) | 99 (8) | 108 (16) | 120 (10) |
| 141 | nekabue | 102 | 28:43 | 83 (23) | 92 (21) | 100 (17) | 102 (18) | 121 (23) |
| 142 | JohnDun | 87 | 29:24 | 77 (18) | 89 (20) | 101 (17) | 99 (18) | 142 (14) |
| 143 | JoeyC | 56 | 30:03 | 73 (11) | 84 (13) | 104 (10) | 101 (7) | 128 (15) |
| 144 | SlumdogEngineer | 48 | 30:04 | 72 (6) | 90 (14) | 98 (9) | 85 (8) | 138 (11) |
| 145 | medodd | 75 | 30:11 | 82 (15) | 88 (14) | 101 (17) | 106 (16) | 123 (13) |
| 146 | rosselliot | 58 | 31:46 | 83 (12) | 93 (9) | 106 (13) | 102 (11) | 110 (13) |
| 147 | NAPASAI | 57 | 31:50 | 69 (13) | 75 (10) | 92 (9) | 141 (12) | 115 (13) |
| 148 | gbestanley | 62 | 31:53 | 84 (16) | 93 (10) | 98 (13) | 110 (14) | 120 (9) |
| 149 | koro | 112 | 32:20 | 92 (23) | 90 (24) | 101 (22) | 99 (20) | 116 (23) |
| 150 | Lloyd | 64 | 32:30 | 81 (12) | 81 (15) | 113 (13) | 116 (14) | 110 (10) |
| 151 | Mike Harper | 73 | 32:44 | 86 (19) | 83 (13) | 99 (14) | 109 (11) | 122 (16) |
| 152 | ulaca | 82 | 33:34 | 88 (20) | 83 (18) | 102 (17) | 108 (14) | 127 (13) |
| 153 | Cookincats | 83 | 33:51 | 79 (19) | 90 (15) | 96 (16) | 102 (15) | 131 (18) |
| 154 | Vagans | 48 | 34:55 | 79 (7) | 85 (14) | 97 (7) | 123 (12) | 110 (8) |
| 155 | Pleasuredome | 73 | 36:09 | 80 (21) | 91 (13) | 78 (11) | 127 (13) | 126 (15) |
| 156 | starstruck | 100 | 37:07 | 85 (21) | 82 (19) | 106 (20) | 97 (21) | 128 (19) |
| 157 | nwoodifield | 35 | 41:09 | 59 (8) | 50 (7) | 86 (6) | 44 (7) | 262 (7) |
| 158 | tyrotim | 67 | 42:08 | 87 (17) | 90 (10) | 101 (15) | 95 (9) | 120 (16) |
| 159 | empty | 103 | 42:20 | 93 (23) | 96 (18) | 97 (22) | 105 (22) | 108 (18) |
| 160 | infinitejest | 43 | 42:22 | 80 (11) | 88 (6) | 92 (9) | 118 (8) | 122 (9) |
| 161 | Rookie | 59 | 42:33 | 86 (13) | 93 (13) | 96 (11) | 105 (14) | 127 (8) |
| 162 | marp | 74 | 43:44 | 88 (14) | 101 (14) | 94 (15) | 102 (14) | 110 (17) |
| 163 | Shushannah | 48 | 44:04 | 108 (9) | 84 (9) | 97 (11) | 102 (11) | 107 (8) |
| 164 | WordPlodder | 86 | 44:04 | 69 (16) | 75 (14) | 93 (22) | 129 (19) | 128 (15) |